Is it necessary for pregnant women to do Down syndrome screening?

There is a big difference between sugar screening and glucose screening. The former sugar screening mainly refers to the screening test for diabetes in pregnant women during pregnancy; but the latter Down syndrome screening mainly refers to the exclusion test for children with Down syndrome. Because Down syndrome is generally inherited by genes, children with Down syndrome have significantly lower intelligence and limited mobility. But does a pregnant woman have to do Down syndrome screening during pregnancy?

Down syndrome screening is the abbreviation of prenatal screening for Down syndrome. Down syndrome is a disease that is very harmful to children. This disease is caused by chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus. Children with this disease have relatively low intelligence, and most children with this disease will be accompanied by some congenital diseases. Children with this disease need family care throughout their lives. The best time for Down syndrome screening is between 15 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. Down syndrome screening can be used to determine whether the fetus has this disease.

Down syndrome is more common in older pregnant women, but it is not only experienced by older pregnant women. Therefore, it is necessary to do a Down syndrome screening during pregnancy. When doing this test, pregnant women need to fast for twelve hours, so they cannot eat breakfast or drink water in the morning.

Down syndrome will not only cause harm to the baby's life, but also bring tremendous pressure to a family. Down syndrome screening is the most economical and simple way to determine whether the fetus has Down syndrome. Down syndrome screening can only help us determine the probability of a child having Down syndrome, and it is not 100% accurate. Therefore, when some unsatisfactory results appear again, we can do further testing through amniocentesis.

I believe that after reading our article, everyone has understood that you cannot beg for food when doing Down syndrome screening. Down syndrome is not exclusive to older mothers, so in your daily life, you must not take chances and must do Down syndrome screening at the appropriate time. I hope our article can help everyone.